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Maryland's state dessert is being recognized for its historical and cultural significance with a new roadside marker.
The Smith Island Cake, a show-stopping confection consisting of at least seven layers of thin cake with cooked fudge icing, became Maryland’s state dessert in 2008, though residents of remote Smith Island have been making it since the early 1900s. According to The Baltimore Sun, the sign marker is part of a grant awarded to Smith Island United by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation's "Hungry for History" program, which recognizes “significant food dishes that have played a role in defining American culture and forging community identity.”
Smith Island United’s initial request for a marker was denied due to lack of proof that the Smith Island Cake was at least 50 years old. But with help from Beach to Bay Heritage Area, Smith Island bakers Mary Ada Marshall and Janice Marshall submitted handwritten letters confirming that they baked the cakes with their grandmothers and mothers. (Read more.)
